Lycopodium harvester or clipper



Aug. 3, 1943. R. H, BISHOP, .JR 2,325,734

I YCOPODIUM HARVESTER OR CLIPPER v Fi-led Nov. 19, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet l y SMOM/lud Aug. 3, 1943. R. H, BISHOP, JR

LYCOPODIUM HARVESTER OR CLIPPER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 vFiled Nov. 19, 1942 It l is particularly shears.

" f ,edgeofthe blade Il.,` A e Any suitably shaped metallic or` other pan or receptacle such `as I8 `is Acarriedfbythe lower `lanlmtedandere,194:4"1` is, f

' .This xinventiorr relatesltofapparatu's `ior 5 had-4y Y `vesting the spikesot Lucopcdiumlclapdtum and` r related plantsy or lany;--equivalent, Aspeciiically:` yto;`

therefrom.

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aimed "tolprevide l a structure having a shears, to one blade of 4which a recep-` tacle is attached and thefreerend of which blade is spaced from or terminates short of Van end wall e passing detachablyftthroug'hi, `iirr a block cr filler and saidwsidewallzofthe ,recep-l tacle. `BladeeIlLis secured tothe block orlllerl I 9 l Aas byg means. of screwspA `2;I l passing` through` l openingsfthereinl-and screw-threaded into the r upper,` blade,` preferably` adjustable relatively thereto.` to *dislodgeV cutspikes and move them [over the other blade and into the receptacle.

'I'he more speciiic objects and advantages will 1 inlpart be pointed out hereinafter andother'wise become apparent from ,a consideration of ther f l rtwulbe ntdftne uiting edge-f i sdsprefrf VablyV arranged slightly beyond thereceptacle and that blade-I0 terminates a distance from one.v

endbfthe receptacle `provide agap at 22jwhich will `facilitate the fall` of the spike into the rel ceptacle and coacting toward thisend, the free endl of blade vIII asy at 23 is curved or` inclined from said `cutting edge inwardly and away from saidend of the receptacle and in addition is pref` Y erably beveled upwardly as shown'inxligure `2` l so as to be sharp at said end vor edge 23. The i description following taken in connection with accompanying drawings illustrating` an operative embodiment. e In said drawings: i l Figure 1 is a plan view of the device, .with the e bladesin position to receive spikes or cuttings;`

r Figure 21is a vertical sectionalfviewtaken `on "the plane'cpf` line `2,-2 cf` Figure i1.

Figure 3;

Figure 5 isanenlarged vertical `sectional Vdetail y l taken on the `plane ofline` 5-,5 of Figure` and f Figure 'f6` is a plan viewof lthe-block or-filler used to joinjthe` receptacle bladelof` the Refell'ing speciiically to the drawings,` a pair l lot Alcoactin'g shearing blades are provided at III"` and I I.l bolted or otherwise pivotally connected together as'at; I2 and each provided with alma-` wfnipulating handle I3, arranged at a convenient "upward Yinclination "ifdesired and as shown.

'a cutting or shearing edge I5 with :whichcoacts "the cutting or shearindgeLIB,` provided by` filler I9 terminates short `ef the cutting edge v23 and also short ofv the remote end nl!V the recep-` tacle 18,3 to better accommodate the `bolt I2 `therein."` l `l" Q y In order to remove orfdislodge thevspikes so thattlley will fall intoV the receptacle .I8 and bel movedoifof the blade` Il),l a vertical deiiectorv "blade24is providedron'thefblade II preferably,y ,e j slightly'ins'et from its shearing orcuttingedge Figure `3 is a side'elevation of the device, the!` handles-being brokenaway; l "l 1 Figure r4 is a vertical sectional detail on an enlarged scale takenon the plane oflineI-r-l 'of I6.` Suchfdeflector 4or plate 21|` may be integral ver rigid with the blade llif desired and may be Y 'either parallel or at? an angleto thecuttingre'dge e I6, `as preferred. :Preferably the deflector. 24V is `detachable and adjustable being `mounted by angular brackets 25.eacharm of vwhich is' pro- 28 to be` passed through Vthe remainder and l Bladefll) islowermostandlat Vthe outer longitu-` l dinal edge is upwardly beveled at I4 to provide A through openingsin the deector or;plate 2l; f;

` In using `the device, generally in the manner of shearsgwith the receptacle; lllowermost, `the I spikes ofthe lycopodium orother'plants or materials toA be cut or harvestedare engaged by.` 1 reception between the cutting orshearing edges vI5 and I6 when the blades arein the `position shown in Figure 1. device is manually-held with both hands at the handles I3. The handles, after the spikes'are l side of the receptacle in contact with the bottom `and inner surfaceofsuch side, bolts 20, form-' e stance being usedas thefastening meansvtand received between the cutting edges, are moved toward each other to severcr cut or shearv the spikes and the `latter will `fall into the receptacle Y I8, aided by the defiector 24 and cutting edge 23 and the gap 22. A

Various changes vention. e

It win beV clear that theY maybe resorted to provided A they fallwithin the spirit and scope of the in Y' YIfclaimas :ny invention:v i

`A1. Apparatus'of the class describedhaving a receptacle provided with an open top,y a'shearing bladegrigid .onf said receptacle disposed inthe plane of andY across said top'with its cutting edge outwardly ofthe receptacle and its opposite edge inwardly .of the margin of the receptacle, a shearing *blade pivoted to and movable across the first-mentioned shearing blade, and deflector means carried 'bythe f.secondmcx'lticniedrblaslc"V operativ/etto ld'slide' wtlmaterial fomgtlie"v first-v Y mentioned blade and Vdischarge-it over said opmentionedblade and discharge it over said Vopposite edge into the receptacle, Vsaidrdefle'ctor extendingupwardly at an angle from the blade,

v angle brackets having elongated slots in the legs Y thereof, and fastenings passing vthrough said slots and the deflector and the companion blade.

`3. Apparatus of theV class` describedhaving a* receptacle provided with an open t0pa shearingl blade rigid yon said receptacle disposed eine the planevofiand across saidtop=with its; cutting yedgel ontwafrdlyfofltiiereceptaoleant itsI onpbsiteedge K' inwardly V(3f-the margin of the `receptacle, a

posite edge into the receptacle, the free end oa "fthe first-mentioned bladerlbeing spaced from a Wall ofthe receptacle, and eirtridirigP inwardly" Vaway from the shearing edge and# awayqiirom 2 said wall. Y 'f 2. kApparatus of thecla'ssdescribed-havingliaf receptacle provided with' an open top, a shearing e blade rigid onsaid receptacle disposedin the planeur .ai1daernssUsaimtoinwithitseuttingseeigei outwardlyofthesreceptazclaandits opposite edges shearing blade@Tr pivotefd; mev and l movable-1y acrossl y medirse-.mentioned -she'zningibiadee and'` deflecterf meansl carried by the second-mentioned blade'- shearing blade'pivoted to' and movableVV across the Aiirsi;-rnentioned shearing blade, and deilector f 'mean's-lfcarrid by' theY second-mentioned Yblade g)pera-tiveto4 dislodge cut material from the first'.- nientionedblade andldischarge it overrsaid oppositeledgeintbtiiefreceptacle, angular brackets f havinggelongated slots in therangles thereofjfasf Y teniiigsl passing through said slots and thev delectorfandithef'companionsbladei-tleconneetion j between.' tliesreceptaeleand adjacehtz bladeccom* prising: albi-eck, mean astening 'tiiezbfl-ock inte L Y orlyof the w`receptacle; and smefansf 4securing-1 the?VV Yadjacent iblagdtothefbloelr Y l ROBERT Haersiongam j 

